Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp has admitted his disappointment in the direction of the restricted minutes he handed to Harvey Elliott throughout his last season in cost at Anfield.
Regardless of having nothing else to try for past a third-place end, or if they’re lucky with outcomes, a possible second-place end within the Premier League, Liverpool delivered an impassioned show in opposition to Tottenham final weekend, securing a 4-2 victory at Anfield which was led by a star exhibiting from Elliott.
Regardless of beginning in 18 of Liverpool‘s 20 cup matches this season, this recreation in opposition to Spurs marked solely Elliott’s ninth begin within the prime flight, and Klopp has confessed he ought to have discovered extra alternatives for the 21-year-old.
Talking at a press convention, Klopp brazenly shared: “It isn’t like I am going again and suppose, ‘the place did we go fallacious right here and there?’, but when I remorse one factor somewhat bit it is that Harvey did not play usually sufficient perhaps.
“In an important and intense interval in January after we had a variety of accidents, he performed actually good, most likely our greatest participant whether or not it was proper wing or proper midfield, all these form of issues.
“Then everyone got here again and he had a couple of minutes right here and there and did not begin anymore after which got here on and made a huge impact. It is very nice that he might present that.”
Liverpool are subsequent in motion on Monday night time after they face an Aston Villa facet decided to carry on to fourth place within the Premier League.
Klopp might want to tread fastidiously at Villa Park to keep away from bother with officers, as a yellow card would end in a touchline ban for his last recreation in cost at dwelling to Wolves on Sunday.
Elliott, who has three objectives and 4 assists within the Premier League to his identify this season, will hope for one more begin and will retain his position in midfield, with Mohamed Salah as soon as once more anticipated to start out on the fitting wing after his return to kind final week.